Chris Paul looks ready to return in leading up to Clippers game vs. Philadelphia

PHILADELPHIA vs. CLIPPERS

Tip-off: 6:30 p.m. Sunday, Staples Center

TV/radio: Prime Ticket/KFWB 980, KWKW 1330

Update: It’s time for the return of Chris Paul, who has missed the last 18 games with a separated right shoulder. Paul went through drills on Saturday and Coach Doc Rivers came away with one impression: “He looked great. We plan on playing him.” ... Not only does it bolster the starting lineup to have an All-Star point guard leading the show, it means Darren Collison’s skills can be utilized from the bench. And if J.J. Redick can come back from a sore hip, Jamal Crawford’s scoring punch can be added to the bench mob. Forward Hedo Turkoglu also remains questionable with a knee bruise. ... The Clippers halted a two-game skid with a win over Toronto on Friday and now look to build some momentum with two games prior to the All-Star break. ... Blake Griffin, the Clippers’ lone All-Star starter, has scored at least 35 points in his last three games, the first time a Clipper has done so since World B. Free did it for the San Diego Clippers in 1979. “This stretch is what has taken him to another level,” Crawford said. “He’s been incredible.”